How Long Do You Drive With Your Check Engine Light On?

By Jack Kulp

February 24, 2022

Illuminated check engine light displayed on a vehicle dashboard
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More and more people are ignoring car maintenance these days.

In fact, one in three confess that they keep driving with their check engine light or maintenance light on. The average driver will drive nine days with their warning light on.

45 percent of us say the expense is what keeps us from getting their car fixed. 25% of us haven’t had their car serviced in a year. The most common bad car habits include driving with bad tire pressure, driving with the parking brake on, and shifting into reverse while still moving forward.

Jack & Carolyn talked about this on the Morning Breeze. Listen here:

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